Associated Faculty

April Baque (2011) M.S.W.
Senior Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2011 Portland State University.

Caitlin Baird (2017) B.A.
Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  B.A. 2013 University of Oregon.

Jennifer Blakeslee (2012) Ph.D.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  Ph.D. 2012 Portland State University.

Eileen Muench Brennan (1986) Ph.D.
Research Professor of Social Work, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 1977 University of Notre Dame.

Mary Bryant (2016) M.S.
Senior Research Assistant 1, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.S. 2006 University of Oregon.

Jim Carlton (1998) B.A.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. B.A. 1993 University of Oregon.

Karen Cellarius (1999) M.P.A.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.P.A. 1995 Columbia University.

Mandy Davis (2002) M.S.W.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. University of South Carolina, Columbia.

Eval Elkin (2015) M.A.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.A. 1986 New York University.

Debra J. Elliott (1992) Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 1994 Ohio State University.

Barbara J. Friesen (1983) Ph.D.
Research Professor in Social Work. Ph.D. 1983 University of Washington.

Eleanor Gil-Kashiwabara (2004) Psy.D.
Research Associate Professor in Social Work. Psy.D. 2002 Pacific University.

Katie Hayden-Lewis (2016) Ph.D.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  Ph.D. 2015 Portland State University.

Anna Hristic (2016) M.S.W.
Assistant Professor of Practice, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.S.W. 2013 Portland State University.

Kelly Hunter (2014) B.S.
Senior Research Assistant 1, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  B.S. 2014 Portland State University.

Nancy M. Koroloff (1973) Ph.D.
Research Professor of Social Work, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 1985 University of Oregon.

Sandra Leotti (2016) M.S.W.
Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.S.W. 2006 University of Montana.

Breanna McArdle (2016) M.P.H.
Senior Research Associate 1, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.P.H. Oregon Health and Science University.

Ryan Melton (2012) Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. Ph.D. 2012 Oregon State University.

Lindsay Merritt (2012) M.S.W.
Research Associate, Director, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2012 Portland State University.

Christina Nicolaidis (2012) M.D.
Associate Professor, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.D. 1993 Columbia University.

Peggy Nygren (2017) Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate 2, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  Ph.D. 2013 Portland State University.

Roberto Orellana (2008) Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  Ph.D. 2009 Columbia University.

Mary Oschwald (2004) Ph.D.
Director of Regional Research Institute for Human Services; Research Associate Professor in Social Work. Ph.D. 2002 Portland State University.

John Ossowski (2011) M.S.W.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S. 2006 State University of New York Institute of Technology. M.S.W. 2011 Portland State University.

Lee Ann Phillips 2006 M.S.W.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2010 Portland State University.

Dora Raymaker (2009) M.S.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S. 2009 Portland State University.

Anna Rockhill (1989) M.P.P.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.P.P. University of Michigan.

Lai Saephan (2016) B.A.
Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  B.A. 2009 Sacramento State University.

Tamara Sale (1992) M.A.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.A. 1992 University of Minnesota.

Jessica Schmidt (2007) M.S.W.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S.W. 2007 San Diego State University.

Celeste Seibel (2010) M.S.
Senior Research Associate 1, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.S. 2010 Portland State University.

Rollin Shelton (2004)
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.

Torey Sisson (2016) B.S.
Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  B.S. 2014 University of Utah.

Paul Sorenson (2014) M.S.W.
Senior Research Assistant 2, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.S.W. 2005 Portland State University.

Emily Taylor (2016) B.A.
Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  B.A. 1991 UC Santa Cruz.

Shannon Turner (2014) M.S.W.
Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.S.W. 2010 Portland State University.

Katie Winters (2014) M.A.
Senior Research Associate 1, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.  M.A. 2004 Clarmont Graduate University.

Janet S. Walker (1998) Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor in Social Work. Ph.D. 1997 University of Chicago.

Sara Webb (2008) M.S.
Senior Research Associate, Regional Research Institute for Human Services. M.S. 2006 University of Oregon.

Diane Yatchmenoff (1999) Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor in Social Work. Ph.D. 2001 Portland State University.